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Recognise high-risk scam patterns
Banking
Risk 5/5
Bank Phishing SMS
Fraudsters send an SMS that appears to come from a bank and claim that an account is blocked, a debit order must be reversed, or unusual activit…
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Mobile
Risk 5/5
SIM-Swap Impersonation
A criminal gathers personal information, convinces a mobile network to move a victim’s number to another SIM, and then intercepts calls and one-…
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Social Media
Risk 5/5
WhatsApp Account Takeover
A scammer tricks a victim into sharing a six-digit WhatsApp registration code. Once the account is taken over, the scammer asks the victim’s con…
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Investment
Risk 5/5
Crypto and Forex Guaranteed Returns
Fraudulent investment promoters promise unusually high or guaranteed returns from cryptocurrency, forex, trading bots, or mining. Fake dashboard…
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Employment
Risk 4/5
Fake Job and Recruitment Fee
Scammers advertise attractive jobs, conduct informal interviews over WhatsApp, and then demand a registration, uniform, background-check, transp…
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Shopping
Risk 4/5
Online Marketplace Deposit Scam
A fake seller advertises a vehicle, appliance, phone, rental, or other high-demand item below market price. The seller demands a deposit to rese…
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